The pet retailer’s underlying pre-tax profit climbed 6.1% to £89.7m in the 52 weeks to March 28. 

Revenue increased 6.9% to £961m, driven by a 5.7% rise in like-for-like sales during the period.

However, on a statutory basis profit before tax declined 37.7% to £49.6m, which the retailer attributed to costs of its vet portfolio.